Episode 69: Mummy's Little Princess, with Gabriella Luque

KEY TOPICS: 1 birth, infertility, emergency CS, postnatal depression, hyperlactation

Gabriella Luque accepted that her future would be childless, being told as a teenager that she faced infertility. So becoming pregnant and crowned 'mummy,' turned her world upside down! It's an episode of modelling to her daughter personal growth... and modelling as First Princess for Mrs Gibraltar and Mrs Europe 2026 👑🇬🇮

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Gabriella wasn't always confident - at school she felt bullied and self conscious. As a teenager with irregular cycles, she was advised that she was infertile due to effects of essential medication. She came to terms with this news, and in her early twenties met her partner.

Within just months she discovered she was pregnant - a massive shock for the expectant parents with opposite reactions! Gabriella describes self-doubt and disbelief, while juggling her new job and exercise to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Her labour became difficult, and a week before her due date in 2022 her daughter was born by emergency caesarean. Pospartum, Gabriella experienced painful engorgement that left her housebound, before her breastfeeding journey abruptly stopped.

We have an interesting chat about the psychological impact of motherhood too, as Gabriella struggled with feeling connected or if she was doing things 'right.'

With the support of her partner who already had a child, Gabriella's confidence grew and she entered the Mrs Gibraltar pageant...then Mrs Europe, being crowned First Princess in both! This was an inspiring chat about how mothers can feel guilty for pursuing self-care, yet how it supports good mental health which is so important to model for the next generation 💜

Thanks Gabriella for sharing this positive birth story about a very special little princess! (Recorded August 2026).

https://www.facebook.com/GBCNewsroom/posts/flying-the-gibraltar-flag-congratulations-to-gabriella-luque-for-being-crowned-1/1700513095408994/

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